The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-10-21
OUR ILLusTRArI0Ns.

OUR ILLusTRATI0Ns.
On other pages Of this paper will be
found cuts that will fairly illustrate
the substantial and elegant character
of lola Is public and business buildings
and residences. The Casmire, Colborn
and Brubaker block, shown on the End
page, comprise four large and hand
some business buildings. The first
room on the left is occupied by J. F.
Colborn with a stock Of dry goods,
boots and shoes. The upper floor of
this building was arranged expressly
for use by secret societies and is now
occupied by the Free Masons and the
Knights of Pythias. The adjoining
building is occupied by Brubaker &
Son, dealers in groceries and queens
ware. Next to them is the firm of J.
J. Casmire & Co., carrying very large
stock of hardware and stoves. The
last room on the right is occupied by
the harness and saddlery stOre of NJ.
M. Hart.
In the middle of the same page is a
cut of the lola Carriage and Omnibus
Works and natural gas we'll. The cut
is accurate enough with the exception
that since the gas has been conducted
into the furnace of the engine, instead
Of being allowed to burn at the top of
the derrick, there is no longer any
black smoke to be seen coming from
the big chimney. A description Of the
building and we'll will be found on an
other page.
A. w. Beck's implement house rep
resents substantial brick and stone
building, both floors filled with imple-
ments and machinery of all kinds. Mr..
Beck also deals heavily in grain and
coal.
Another handsome and substantial
building is the Brosier block, shown
on our third page. This was complet-
ed in 1884 at an expense of $1,000.
Theuppe floor was fitted up for hotel
and is now for rent for that purpose.
One of the lower business rooms is oc-
cupied as a grocery by NJ. b. Jacobs,
and the other as a meat market by
Smell & Co.
The Postofffce and Bank building
was also completed in 1884 and il a
very fine edifice, being beautifully fin.
ished with French plate fronts, iron
oornice, etc. The lower floor. to the
left in the picture, is occupied by the
Bank of Allen County, G. A. Bowlus,
president, which is one of the soundest
In the State, and is doing big busi-
ness. The upper floor is occupied by
7. S. Slower, abstracter, and by Ben
ton 4 Scott and A. H. Campbell, at
torneys. The p. o. building is occu-
pied, besides the office, by A. o. Al
len. book and news dealer, and Frank
LETTER, jeweler. The upper floor is oc-
cupied by Cummings & Jones, real es-
tate agents, and by DR.. L. Tozer.
The residences OF L. L. Northrup,
w. III. Richards and J. w. Scott are
only three of many more that might
have been chosen as evidence of the
fact that lola is not without comforta-
BILE, and even rich and elegant homes.
The cut of the court house on the
sixth page, does scant justice to this
really handsome building. The south
and west fronts are of pressed brick,
with plate glass windows, and the
rooms are admirably arranged for the
purpose for which they are intended.
Our imposing public school building
is very fairly represented by the en-
craving on the same page. A descrip-
ton of this structure will be found in
another article.
The photographs from which these
engravings were made, were taken by |
Mr.. &. F. holland, whose skilful and
artistic work has given him fine rep
utation and splendid business. Mr..
Noland.has preserved the negatives and
will furnish photographs of any Of the
buildings at reasonable rates.